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La Danta
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For true adventurers, the trek to El Mirador is a thrilling chance to explore the ori-
gins of Maya history; it is still being uncovered by archaeologists whom you're likely to
meet at the site. Among the hundreds of vegetation-shrouded temples is the tallest pyramid
in the Maya world, La Danta, which can be climbed for panoramic views of the jungle can-
opy. It's at least a six-day hike there and back through the mud and mosquitoes, unless you
hop a chopper to the site.
